Proprietor of Games That Weren't—a digital archive dedicated to unreleased and cancelled video games, founded in 1999. A passionate software preservationist, contributing to various projects, particularly for the Commodore 64. By day, working as a software/web developer.
1990-2025 Jaleco / Retro Bit Platform: SEGA Mega Drive A short entry for a cancelled conversion of the Jaleco classic arcade. This is old news, but the cancelled P-47 II: The Freedom Star for the SEGA Mega Drive was recently … Continue reading →
A rare PC demo of the extremely ambitious 3D Amiga and PC title Cyberspace has been located thanks to Kusfo. Out there all along after release by a Spanish gaming magazine. Check it out for yourself, and could the non-playable … Continue reading →
It’s been a little while since we last took a look a rather different looking version of a game that was released. Today we take a look at Mirrorsoft’s Tetris, which was reviewed in an issue of Happy Computer magazine. … Continue reading →
199X Nestle Platform: PC Also known as: Smarties: Colourland Adventure Not to be confused with Smarties: Meltdown on the PS2, this was a game released in a promotional way where you likely had to save up smarties lids to send … Continue reading →
1993 Renegade Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System We all like (good) surprises, and hopefully our next entry into the Games That Weren’t archives will be just that. Back when Enigma Variations were porting Sensible Soccer to the original Game Boy, unbeknown … Continue reading →
1993 Renegade / Graftgold Platform: Amiga CD32 Just a very short entry for now on Andrew Braybrook’s sequel to the classic Uridium, which was released on various Amiga platforms in late 1993. However, also on the cards was an Amiga … Continue reading →
1996-1999 MediaX Platform: PC A short entry for a recently uncovered Big Brother game that was being developed by MediaX between 1996 and 1999. Thanks to Werta Best for highlighting its recovery. The game was a pseudo-sequel to George Orwell’s … Continue reading →
1994 Millenium Platform: SEGA Mega Drive, Amiga 1200, Amiga CD32 I remember watching old episodes of Mr. Magoo as a kid, a hapless short-sighted old man who always seems to get into comical trouble, but everything always has a way … Continue reading →
1992 Core Design Platform: Atari ST I loved Chuck Rock on the Amiga, and even the C64 edition that was pretty impressive at the time. It comes when a sequel was created and released on a number of platforms including … Continue reading →
1989 SunSoft Platform: PC Engine Batman was indeed released on the PC Engine, though a much different design for the game was once underway by Sunsoft, and based closely on the 1989 Batman movie. Originally scheduled for release in December … Continue reading →
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